Heterogeneous catalytic method for the conversion of aldoximes into nitriles using molecular sieve modified with Copper(II)

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1778-1786

  Kiss, Árpád ^a   Hell, Zoltán ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aldoximes; copper; heterogeneous catalysis; molecular sieve; nitriles

Indexed keywords

ALDOXIME; BENZAMIDE; BENZONITRILE; CARBON; COPPER; NITRILE; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COVALENT BOND; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84876141297     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2012.667861     Document Type: Article

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